Story by Pfc. Santiago Lepper | 3rd Infantry Division | 08.22.2024
3rd ID visits southern France for the 80th anniversary of Operation Dragoon
Story by Maj. Nadine Wiley De Moura | 36th Infantry Division (TXARNG) | 08.16.2024
DRAGUIGNAN, France— The serene grounds of the Rhone American Cemetery served as the backdrop for a moving ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the pivotal Allied invasion that liberated Southern France during World War II, Aug. 16, 2024, at Rhone American Cemetery in Draguignan, France. The solemn ceremony brought together dignitaries, multinational military......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 08.14.2023
On 15 August 1944, three American divisions from Lt. Gen. Alexander M. Patch’s U.S. Seventh Army landed on the southern coast of France as part of Operation DRAGOON. Since early March, Col. William W. Quinn, Patch’s G-2, had developed a remarkably accurate picture of the enemy along the Mediterranean coast....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Drew Verbis | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 11.05.2019
Vice Adm. Lisa M. Franchetti, commander, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO) embarked the Blue Ridge-class USS Mount Whitney (LCC20) in Gaeta, Italy, Nov. 3, 2019....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Drew Verbis | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 10.10.2019
Vice Adm. John B. Nowell Jr., the Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP), delivered remarks to Sailors during an all-hands call at Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, Oct. 10, 2019....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Drew Verbis | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 08.16.2019
U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Chief of Staff Rear Adm. Matthew A. Zirkle delivered remarks during a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of Operation Dragoon at the Rhone American Cemetery, Aug. 16, 2019....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Drew Verbis | U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet | 08.15.2019
The city of Saint-Raphaël hosted three ceremonies honoring the sacrifices of the U.S., French, and Allied Soldiers and Sailors who participated in Operation Dragoon during WWII to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Southern France, Aug. 15, 2019....
Story by Sgt. Anthony Jones | 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team | 08.15.2017
When Thunderbirds of the 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team arrived in Ukraine earlier this year to take on the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission, they brought with them a history of National Guard service in Europe stretching back more than 70 years....
